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British Sci-Fi Hit Torchwood Coming to U.S.

By Lindsey Lee on 6:00 PM on January 20, 2010

The British sci-fi hit Torchwood attracted the largest audience in BBC America’s history when Children of Earth, the five-episode miniseries extracted from the show’s third season, first aired. Soon the Dr. Who spinoff will be joining the American TV lineup more permanently. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox is adapting the BBC show for American audiences, with series creator Russell T. Davies at the helm as writer....  read more

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Torchwood: Children of the Earth Review

By Josh Jackson on 11:30 AM on July 20, 2009

Tonight, on the 40th anniversary of Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon, the five-part Torchwood miniseries "Children of the Earth" begins on BBC America. It's a dark, epic, near-masterpiece of science fiction that far exceeds the series' first two seasons....  read more

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Torchwood: Children of the Earth Review

By Josh Jackson on 11:30 AM on July 20, 2009

Tonight, on the 40th anniversary of Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon, the five-part Torchwood miniseries "Children of the Earth" begins on BBC America. It's a dark, epic, near-masterpiece of science fiction that far exceeds the series' first two seasons....  read more

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New Torchwood Season Announced, Trailer Released

By Josh Jackson on 11:18 AM on May 29, 2009

Captain Jack is coming back. Torchwood, the darker 2005 spin-off of the long-running Doctor Who series, will be returning for a third season later this year on BBC One in the U.K. and BBC America here in the States in July. The show follows Captain Jack Harkness—a dashing, bisexual, immortal alien (John Barrowman). Along with his secret team of government agents, he protects the Earth from all sorts of intergalactic species—who always seem to make their way to the town of Cardiff, Wales....  read more

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